So one of the big events/draws for bringing us home to California at this time of year was my mom's 60th birthday! We actually arrived on her birthday and had a dinner at Grandma & Grandpa's that first night (yep, it was a blur). The following day we presented her with the book we had compiled and took her to Souplantation as a family (Clarks, Sides, Ambroses) then the 'real' or 'official' celebration occurred on Saturday the 25th of July!!! We had an 'open house' from 1-4pm so we got to see so many of our relatives and old friends all in one place! Between trying to keep Hunter away from the cake (and m&m's in the trail mix) and Helena out of the pool we managed to have a few meaningful conversations. Mostly it was great just to see so many people who really love our mom!
Happy Birthday dear Gaylynn... happy birthday to you!!!
At the only stage of the party where we gathered around as a group, Hunter managed to sneak in there to be near Grandma (and the cake) and share the spotlight...
Two parties in a row (see the next entry) - this is exactly where we wanted to be... finally just kicking back together!
Happy Birthday dear Gaylynn... happy birthday to you!!!
At the only stage of the party where we gathered around as a group, Hunter managed to sneak in there to be near Grandma (and the cake) and share the spotlight...
Two parties in a row (see the next entry) - this is exactly where we wanted to be... finally just kicking back together!
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